Ottawa LRT Derailments

• Ontario government appoints head of Ottawa LRT inquiry, report due in August

  The Ontario government has appointed a justice with the Court of Appeal to lead the public inquiry into Ottawa's troubled light-rail system.

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  Dec 17, 2021
  
• Ottawa LRT to resume partial service on Friday, pending final approvals

  Ottawa's Confederation Line LRT will restart with seven trains on Friday, pending a final successful day of testing and sign-off from the city's independent experts.

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  Nov 9, 2021
  
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• Ottawa LRT trains pulled from testing as confidence in Rideau Transit Group questioned

  Ottawa's light-rail transit system is expected to be up and running for customers in the first two weeks of November, but no firm date was given during Friday's update.

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  Nov 5, 2021
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• Ottawa LRT: Bolts left loose after August derailment led to September incident, TSB says

  The latest derailment on Ottawa's light-rail transit line stemmed from bolts that weren't properly tightened during repairs related to another derailment, a TSB probe says.

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  Nov 4, 2021
• Ottawa LRT trains testing regular service following ‘minor incident’ at storage facility

  Light-rail trains are out on Ottawa's Confederation Line in a mock full-service run starting Thursday following a 'minor incident' at the LRT storage facility earlier in the week.

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  Nov 4, 2021
• Ontario threatens to withhold $60M in Ottawa LRT funding, pending fixes

  The Ontario government says it needs to see plans to fix previously reported issues on Ottawa's Confederation Line LRT before it gives the city $60 million in outstanding funding.

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  Nov 3, 2021
• Full service on Ottawa LRT expected by mid-December: memo

  Ottawa's Confederation Line LRT could be back up and running at full steam by mid-December, according to estimates from the city manager.

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  Oct 26, 2021
• Foregoing judicial inquiry into LRT, Ottawa council asks city’s auditor general to investigate

  Ottawa's auditor general was asked Wednesday to add a probe of the city's Confederation Line procurement, design and maintenance procedures to her work list in 2022.

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  Oct 13, 2021
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• Timeline for getting Ottawa LRT back on track expected within days

  Ottawa's city manager expects a possible date for restoring the city's light-rail system to service before the end of the week, he told council on Wednesday.

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  Oct 13, 2021
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• Ottawa council faces jam-packed LRT agenda Wednesday

  Wednesday's city council meeting will see a flurry of motions aimed addressing shortcomings in Ottawa's light-rail transit system following two recent derailments.

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  Oct 12, 2021